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4 Sep 2015, 8:00 am
A version of this post was first published in the A2JBlog of the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice on 28 March 2014. [read post]
4 Mar 2008, 3:04 am
Section 1404(a) of Title 28 provides: "For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought. [read post]
3 Nov 2013, 8:19 am
Readers of this blog and those others probably know that some member of the Conservative Party, or of the federal civil service, obtained opinions from leading scholars and jurists that the appointment of Justice Nadon is legal. [read post]
12 Mar 2015, 5:33 am
The opinions of JUSTICE SCALIA and JUSTICE THOMAS offer substantial reasons why the Seminole Rock [deference] doctrine may be incorrect. [read post]
31 Oct 2010, 11:00 am
The Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, the national forum for in-house legal counsel in Canada, released its 2010 In-House Counsel Compensation & Career Survey to its members. [read post]
19 Jan 2020, 6:42 pm
Justice Myers noted that civil proceedings are assumed to involve claims and judgments in personam (against a person), which is why “John Doe” placeholders are used until a defendant is identified. [read post]
22 Aug 2024, 4:00 am
It goes without saying that migrant caregivers, more so than other stakeholders, face the greatest risks and obstacles when participating in these programs, particularly as relates to rights violations and access to justice. [read post]
23 Oct 2020, 4:00 am
The WellCoMS rural mobile van project demonstrated the potential for developing pathways to justice through community clinic – private bar referrals. [read post]
11 Apr 2013, 4:00 am
”[2] Woolley criticizes Canadian law societies for including civility in their professional conduct rules because its effect is to sanction professional criticism. [read post]
20 Jul 2023, 4:00 am
“Some actors are trying to use this forum not to advance human rights, but to suppress them,” she notes. [read post]
6 Oct 2009, 11:57 am
[Hochfelder] Former New York congressman and Pace Law School dean Richard Ottinger and wife rebuffed in what court deems SLAPP suit against commenter who criticized them on online forum; commenter says legal fees have cost him two years’ income [White Plains Journal-News, Westchester County; earlier] Amici in Massachusetts case endorse anti-SLAPP protection for staff of media and advocacy organizations [Citizen Media Law] “Canadian Court Rejects Defamation… [read post]
14 Oct 2019, 4:00 am
I’m not exaggerating: a recent study by the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice shows that nearly half of the population over 18 will face an issue requiring legal assistance in any given three-year period – an unjust firing, or divorce or child custody arrangements, or an illegal eviction, for example. [read post]
16 Jan 2014, 4:00 am
Positive and Negative Rights The obligation to implement effective poverty or homelessness strategies has not yet been directly addressed by the Canadian courts. [read post]
28 Jun 2013, 6:01 pm
” (Chief Justice Crampton, R. v. [read post]
21 Oct 2011, 5:05 pm
The reasons of the Chief Justice help to clarify the decision of Justice Abella. [read post]
22 May 2015, 6:43 am
The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice has been researching the costs to the state of civil litigation since 2012, and has summarized some of the initial results of their work in a recent post on Slaw: “Beyond the impact on the individual, everyday legal problems can potentially lead to considerable ‘knock-on’ costs to the state. [read post]
17 Aug 2021, 4:00 am
The former reinforces the national character of the Canadian judicial system which no doubt has its benefits but makes access to justice reform a greater challenge. [read post]
5 Nov 2015, 6:01 am
Canadian Supreme Court Justices Wilson and Cory emphasized the significance of the treatment in a 1990 case about whether solitary is a “true penal [consequence]” sufficient to attract criminal procedural protections under the Charter. [read post]
29 Mar 2022, 4:00 am
In Ontario, special measures made under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. [read post]
4 Sep 2012, 12:34 pm
Other events include a September 4 dinner at a posh steakhouse with attorneys from Alston & Bird, which has a big presence in Charlotte; a late-night bash the same evening for the Democratic Governors Association sponsored by McGuireWoods; and a closed-press reception Honoring Pro-Civil Justice Democrats put on by the American Association for Justice (formerly the Trial Lawyers of America). [read post]
